Fowler vs Fitzgerald

Who won Fowler vs Fitzgerald?

Scott Fitzgerald beat Anthony Fowler by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Scott Fitzgerald.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Smith beating Sam Eggington. Also on the undercard Joe Hughes lost to Robbie Davies Jnr for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight belt, and David Price defeated Kash Ali.

Fowler vs Fitzgerald stats

Back in March 2019, Anthony Fowler stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Scott Fitzgerald made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Fowler had an advantage in power over Fitzgerald, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Fitzgerald's 75%.

Anthony Fowler was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Fowler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fitzgerald.

Both Anthony Fowler and Scott Fitzgerald fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fowler was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 3 months later than Fitzgerald, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Fitzgerald's 71.

Fowler vs Fitzgerald form

Fowler had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Craig O’Brien on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryan Toms on April 21, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kalilou Dembele on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Laszlo Fazekas on October 21, 2017, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Arena (formerly Odyssey Arena), Northern Ireland.

He had won against Jay Byrne on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Fowler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 6 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Fitzgerald's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Fowler vs Fitzgerald start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fowler vs Fitzgerald?

Fowler vs Fitzgerald was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Fowler vs Fitzgerald?

Anthony Fowler was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Scott Fitzgerald made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.